Major donation to Valley food banks

A major donation will help put food on the tables of thousands of Valley families this summer. A locally-owned supermarket group donated thousands of dollars to feed the hungry.

If you ask staff members at local food banks how many children in the Valley go hungry, their answer may surprise you.

Andy Souza said, "Right now within the three counties that we serve: Fresno, Madera, and Kings counties we have probably about 100 to 110 thousand kids that are at risk of going hungry every other day that number certainly goes up in the summer when there's not the free and reduced lunches that are happening at the school."

Now thanks to a $40 thousand donation being wheeled in from Food 4 Less, more kids will eat this summer.

Sandy Beals said, "The kids get so excited when they open up the bag you would think it was Christmas... yay! We're going to have a good dinner tonight."